When you bring up beer styles that are perfect for cold winter weather the most obvious styles people will point to are rich, dark and malty beers like porter and stout. There are a number of other heavy and boozy beers like barleywine, tripel and quadruple that many also use to keep warm in the coldest part of the […]
Tag: Dopplebock
Smuttynose S’muttonator
Hoppy Boston Dopplebock Week continues with a review of S’muttonator, the bold and malty lager from Smuttynose Brewing Company in Portsmouth, NH. I think Smuttynose has set a blueprint for how a brewery can grow and expand distribution while still staying cutting edge and innovative. In addition to their regular lineup (which has undergone some […]
Sam Adams Double Bock
Craft brewers seem to be very competitive, which has led to the rise of a number of judged beer competitions in the US and internationally. Typically brewers submit their strongest beers and a set of judges do a blind tasting and award medals for the best beers in a particular style. I tend to take […]
Troegs Troegenator
I have spent the last few months focused on drinking and reviewing malty beers, especially malty lagers. My frequent readers might notice that there is one style I haven’t touched upon, the dopplebock. I love dopplebocks, bold and malty, but still smooth and drinkable, they are one of my favorite styles of lager. Dopplebocks are […]
Thomas Hooker Liberator Dopplebock
Even though I named this blog Hoppy Boston the intention was always to focus on craft beer from around New England. While I’ve reviewed many beers from Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island (along with Massachusetts of course), this is my first review from Connecticut. I spent nearly two years living in CT and it seems that the […]